End of a long wait: Filipinos celebrate their first San Francisco supervisor
The nascent District 4 supervisor, Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, has become the first person of Filipino descent ever to serve on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. End of a long wait: Filipinos celebrate their first San Francisco supervisor
Swarm of more than 20 quakes shakes San Francisco Bay Area, seismologists say
A swarm of more than 20 earthquakes reaching up to 3.8 magnitude rattled San Ramon near San Francisco in Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The other quakes in the Sunday, Nov. 9, swarm ranged from 1.0 to 3.7 magnitude as of 11 a.m., according to the USGS. The series of quakes, including the 3.8...
Bay Area police: 18-year-old arrested after traffic stop yields machine gun, drugs
San Mateo police said they made the discoveries after pulling over a driver for illegal window tint and expired registration.
San Jose grocer gives $100 shopping spree to struggling SNAP beneficiaries: ‘Give back’
As the government shutdown reaches another historic day, Bay Area businesses are stepping up to help struggling families who are cut off from SNAP food benefits. A free grocery shopping spree brought a huge response from members of the South Bay community Sunday.
People terrified for their safety as new law will enforce dark sky curfew
A new law in California, titled the "Dark Sky" law, would require homeowners to switch off their lights by midnight to protect local wildlife
Bay Area ‘public treasure’ has been destroyed in an overnight theft
Volunteers were heartbroken and "quite discouraged."
Newsom’s CARE Court helping fewer than expected in Bay Area
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court launched in 2023, his administration projected the program could help steer up to 12,000 homeless Californians and others with severe mental illnesses into treatment. But as of May, only about 2,000 people had been referred to the Community Assistance, Recovery and...
S.F. mass shooting: One man, four youths injured during Outer Richmond fight
No one has been arrested in the attack near a Safeway, which police said appeared to be an isolated incident that posed no danger to the general public.
FAA Orders 5 California Airports to Scale Back Flights
California is most impacted by the FAA’s flight reduction order that went into effect today. Five of the 40 airports ordered to scale back flights are in California. Los Angeles, Ontario, San Diego, San Francisco and Oakland international airports are all on the list. It’s due to the government shutdown and related...
RPD investigating shooting near Potrero Avenue and Carlson Boulevard
Richmond police closed streets around Carlson Boulevard and Potrero Avenue on Saturday night after a shooting near the Stop and Shop Market at 800 Carlson Boulevard. Numerous evidence markers were visible in the street and in the store’s parking lot, though police have not released details on injuries
